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30 Apr, 2018
The Lasting Powers of Attorney and Capacity Act 2018 came into operation on Monday 23rd April 2018, making provision for lasting powers of attorneys, advance decisions, as well as safeguards once mental capacity has been lost...
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04 Aug, 2016
An Excluded Property Trust is brought into being by a valid and legally binding Trust arrangement ("Deed of Settlement") by which a person, not domiciled in the UK (or UK deemed domicile), is able to protect overseas assets from a future...
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19 Jan, 2015
The Chancellor George Osborne has proposed some major changes to the way businesses will pay tax from April 2015...
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05 Jun, 2014
It has a long been a principle of company law that the debts of a company are not the debts of its shareholders. It may be a surprise to some that this principle does not apply to certain tax debts thanks to section 181 of the Tax Administration Act No.28 of 2011 (“section 181”). This section allows shareholders to be held jointly or individually liable for the tax debts of their company.
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24 May, 2012
During times of economic distress we become more concerned about the security and tax efficiency of our assets, not only for the here and now but also for future generations. Though the recession forces us to spend less, it encourages us to give more. With the rate of charitable giving in 2011 surpassing economic growth in both the UK and US, it seems the business of philanthropy is thriving.
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22 May, 2012
Now that we are past 6th April 2012, we thought it might be useful to remind advisors what the rules are as they now apply to Registered Pension Schemes.
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